Andrew Auld

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Andrew Auld
William Auld, 1902.jpg
Born(1799-08-08)August 8, 1799
DiedOctober 26, 1873(1873-10-26) (aged 74)
Nationality Scottish
OccupationCarpenter
Spouse(s)Kamoku
ChildrenWilliam, Angis, Mary, Alexander, James

Andrew Auld (September 8, 1799 October 26, 1873) was a native of Linlithgow, Scotland. He was the best friend of Captain Alexander Adams, who commanded Kamehameha I's navy. He was a ship's carpenter and wheelwright. He arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in 1816. [1] He was a close friend of Adams for 40 years and is buried next to Adams in Nuʻuanu at the Oʻahu Cemetery. Their joint tombstone contains the following couplet in the Scots dialect: "Twa croanies frae the land of heather / Are sleepin' here in death th'gether." [2]

His son William Auld was an aide to King Kalākaua. He married Mary Adams, the daughter of Captain Alexander Adams, in 1859. [3] He was also a member of the Hui Aloha ʻAina and was one of three delegates who took a large petition protesting Hawaii's annexation to America to Washington D.C. Auld was also a successful businessman in Honolulu and owned several businesses. Auld Lane in Honolulu is named after William Auld.

Another son, James Auld, was a member of the Hawaii Liberal Party.

Another son, Alexander Auld, married Loika.

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References

  1. Chaplin, George (1998). Presstime in Paradise (Illustrated ed.). University of Hawaii Press. p. 60. ISBN   0-8248-2032-0.
  2. MacRae, James (1922). With Lord Byron at the Sandwich Islands in 1825. BiblioBazaar, LLC. p.  13. ISBN   0-554-60526-0 . Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  3. "Marriage records Oahu (1832-1910)". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Retrieved 2009-11-15.